Legal Opinion
Kellerman v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 3, 1985No. 84-2877PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buckley
In four separate but now consolidated actions, plaintiffs brought State law challenges to certain advertising practices of MCI Telecommunications Corporation (MCI), alleging violations of Illinois’ Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 121 1/2, par. 261 et seq), the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 121 1/2, par. 311 et seq), common law fraud, and breach of contract. MCI moved to stay or dismiss the actions pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619),…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ivy Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company and New York Telephone Company, Defendants-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
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